(November 1940)

Archie, 1939 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-08-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Abner J. Sundell (editor)

Issue Notes

Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/). On-sale date from 1940 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, mislabelled as Blue Book Comics.

Extra! War!!! (Table of Contents)

The Fox / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1939 series) #7
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[The Gold of Gravestone] (Table of Contents: 1)

Rang-A-Tang / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
animal
Characters
Bowler Ben (villain, introduction)

Hercules Captures the Boar of Erymanthus (Table of Contents: 2)

Hercules / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
Inks
Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Zeus (guest-star); Bundanians (villains, introductions)

[Taku Umra's Revolution] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gypsy Johnson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Bulthuis
Inks
John Bulthuis
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Taku Umra (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Penciller and inker credits corrected by Denys Howard on 20 July 2004 from information from Jerry Bails
Original credit was "Johann Bulthuis"

[The Tenement Arson Case] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Fox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
T. J. Mills (villain, introduction)

[The Treason of General Hogg] (Table of Contents: 5)

Corporal Collins / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Abner J. Sundell
Pencils
Charles Biro
Inks
Charles Biro
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
military
Characters
General Hogg (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)

[Hold That Tiger!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ty-Gor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Joan Davis (guest-star); Mr. Davis (guest-star)

[The War Beneath the Earth] (Table of Contents: 7)

Doc Strong / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Sam Cooper
Inks
Sam Cooper
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Gustav Ritter (villain); Edward Stuyvesant (villain); Martians (villains)

[Von Kreig's Squadron] (Table of Contents: 8)

Loop Logan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Frank Volpe
Inks
Frank Volpe
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation
Characters
Von Kreig (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villains)

[The Falcon Must Die] (Table of Contents: 9)

Green Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Edd Ashe
Inks
Edd Ashe
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
historical
Characters
Sir Boltyn (villain); King John (villain); Jolly Roundfellow (introduction)
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Extra! War!!!
    The Fox
  2. 1. [The Gold of Gravestone]
    Rang-A-Tang
  3. 2. Hercules Captures the Boar of Erymanthus
    Hercules
  4. 3. [Taku Umra's Revolution]
    Gypsy Johnson
  5. 4. [The Tenement Arson Case]
    The Fox
  6. 5. [The Treason of General Hogg]
    Corporal Collins
  7. 6. [Hold That Tiger!]
    Ty-Gor
  8. 7. [The War Beneath the Earth]
    Doc Strong
  9. 8. [Von Kreig's Squadron]
    Loop Logan
  10. 9. [The Falcon Must Die]
    Green Falcon
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